Businesses today are offering all kinds of gimmicks to attract customers. Always watch out for any such programs that claim to be "free." Chances are that they are not.
I went to Chase Bank today to make a simple deposit and was presented with one of these deals afterwards. The teller suggested I upgrade my debit card to take part in their "rewards program." Through that, I would earn points redeemable for various things. You've all seen these programs before. Here is the particular program she was trying to sell me on. I didn't buy into it.
She even went so far as to call in one of her co-workers to help make the sale; both chanting the mantra "its free.. its free..." Like the double-team, hard-sell, was really going to change my mind. Seriously? All that did was aggravate me.
I looked up the bank website after returning home to investigate the situation. It turns out that the "free" part refers only to joining the program. After that there is a $25 annual fee. Gee, guess they just forgot to mention that during the sales pitch.
Just goes to show that you should always check out the fine print before signing up for anything.
If Chase Bank really wants to give its customers something, hows about giving us lower service charges or interest on our currently non-interest-yielding accounts.
I'm just saying...
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